- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of E. Melvin Thompson with Herman Talmadge, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, 1947]
- Date of Original:
- 1947
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--Atlanta
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913- - People:
- Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992
Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- "Atlanta, 1947. E. Melvin Thompson with Herman Talmadge during three Governor Dispute. Reporter Albert Riley (of the Constitution) pictured at left. "--from field notes
2003/06/12: The "three governor" dispute of 1946 arose immediately after the death of governor-elect Eugene Talmadge (December 1946). Governor Ellis Arnall, Lieutenant Governor M.E. Thompson, and Talmadge's son Herman Talmadge all claimed rights to the governor's seat. The Georgia legislature voted to have Eugene Talmadge serve the term, which he did until the Georgia Supreme Court ruled the election unconstitutional. Thompson won the "dispute" and served as Governor until another election was held. In September 1948, Eugene Talmadge was elected Governor of Georgia.
Note: Albert Riley was a reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_geo036
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:geo036
- Additional Rights Information:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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